Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

"Our intention is to create a behind-the-scenes conversation between industry professionals. Whether we are speaking with an advanced level sommelier about their wine program or a chef about breaking down an entire pig, we just want the conversation to be real, unedited and honest. The food and beverage world is a unique industry, and North Carolina's food scene is growing everyday.

Take a listen. We hope to entertain, teach and inspire while offering some specific information about the NC food scene."

Stop buying your wine at the grocery store, here's why; when you
listen to local, thoughtful and knowledgeable wine shop owners like
Craig
Heffley they connect you to your bottle. Wine Authorities has an
intimate knowledge of their wines, that knowledge ultimately
benefits you the consumer because they can find the...

Do you know where your coffee comes from? Do you know who your
coffee comes from? Do you understand the process behind farming and
making coffee beans. Matt Hohler will help you answer all these
questions. Matt has built a bridge that connects you directly with
your coffee. Beyond knowing where your coffee comes from,...

-We take a break from our typical food and beverage
conversations to talk about a serious, yet sadly under-reported
crime happening in restaurants all over the world: DFSA, or Drug
Facilitated Sexual Assault.

-Find out exactly what Kombucha is and how it's made. Learn
about the connection of your gut to your brain, seriously. Plus,
there is a surprise story of how a shaman helped shaped this
beverage business. Finally, as if you needed other reasons to
listen Max and Adrian (founder of Tribucha) have an "idea...

About the Podcast

Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, Sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.